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Interview: ABC RN Breakfast

Dr Natalie Galea and 2022 Victoria Apprentice of the Year Chhunly Taing (John Holland Group) spoke with Sarah Dingle about whether the construction industry is getting less blokey and whether women working in traffic control management are transitioning into construction…

Three construction workers on site for Seymour White

Interview: The Company Director Magazine

Domini Stuart – Australian Institute of Company Directors   CICT Chair Gabrielle Trainor AO discusses the development of a Culture Standard which focuses on securing the long-term sustainability of the construction industry by tackling key cultural issues – excessive work…

Six workers in hi-vis vests and hard hats stand in front of an excavator.

Culture tested on construction sites to attract more to the industry

Trials of a new construction industry Culture Standard are underway across NSW and Victoria to deliver great careers for workers and an economic boost for the nation. The Culture Standard aims to improve worker wellbeing, work-life balance and industry culture,…

A welcome focus on addressing culture in the construction industry

The Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT) strongly supports the NSW Government’s focus on attracting more women into the construction industry by addressing root cause cultural issues limiting the sustainability and productivity of the sector. “We were very pleased to see…

A construction worker enjoys time away from work with his son

Ensuring construction workers have time for life

Ensuring construction workers have time for life The Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT) today launches public consultation on the Time for Life pillar of the new industry Culture Standard via our virtual consultation hub. Supporting our workers and improving productivity…

Two construction workers on a worksite for Seymour Whyte

Survey of 1.2m Aussie construction workers to tackle mental health demons

The largest-ever consultation of construction workers in Australia is aiming to drive down soaring suicide rates and improve mental wellbeing.

Two construction workers on site for Bouygues

Making construction a more attractive place to work

Making construction a more attractive place to work The Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT) today launches public consultation on the Diversity and Inclusion pillar of the new industry Culture Standard through our virtual consultation hub. Improving diversity and inclusion in…

A Construction Worker walks down the Melbourne Metro tunnel

Addressing mental ill-health and suicide in our industry

Addressing mental ill-health and suicide in our industry The Construction Industry Culture Taskforce (CICT) today launches public consultation on the new industry Culture Standard and its first pillar, Wellbeing, through our virtual consultation hub. Improving worker wellbeing in construction Construction…

Interview: ABC Sydney Drive Program

CICT chairwoman and Infrastructure Australia director Gabrielle Trainor spoke with ABC Sydney’s Drive program earlier this week to discuss the wide range of impacts cultural issues in the construction industry are having on the lives of workers, and on our…